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Keeping it Clean: Exploring Discourses of Development on Indian Community Radio

Bridget Backhaus
Third World Quarterly, volume 41, issue 12 (2020), pp. 2130-2147
"Community radio in India operates within a clear framework of development. This calls into question the fundamental purpose of community radio: communication rights, activism, voice, community participation or development? Drawing on ethnographic research conducted at two rural stations in South In ... more
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Indigenous Knowledges and the Sustainable Development Agenda

Anders Breidlid, Roy Krøvel (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xiv, 236 pp.
"This book discusses the vital importance of including indigenous knowledges in the sustainable development agenda. In the wake of colonialism and imperialism, dialogue between indigenous knowledges and Western epistemology has broken down time and again. However, in recent decades the broader indig ... more
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Gazing Past the Glass Ceiling: Indian and South African Female Journalists’ Perceptions of Their Role and Power in the Newsroom

Shakuntala Rao, Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Global Media and Communication, volume 16, issue 1 (2020), pp. 57-74
"This article analyses female journalists’ perceptions of their own role, their power in the newsroom, their influence over the news agenda and the challenges they face on a daily basis in two large media-saturated countries and emerging democracies, India and South Africa. India and South Africa ... more
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Ideological Shift, Public Support and Social Media: The 'new' in Kashmir's 'new Militancy'

Khalid Shah
New Delhi: Observer Research Foundation (ORF) (2020), 42 pp.
"The new militant movement in Kashmir, which began with Burhan Wani in the southern areas, has escalated the conflict in the Valley. While militancy is not new in Kashmir, the Pulwama attack put the conflict back on the radar of the international community. This paper examines the changing nature of ... more
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Digital Media, Young Adults, and Religion: An International Perspective

Marcus Moberg, Sofia Sjö (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xi, 179 pp.
"Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways. Presenting and analysing the findings of the international research project Young Adults and Rel ... more
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China Colonizing Africa Narrative on Social Media: An Issue Activation and Response Perspective

Simon Matingwina
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 12, issue 1 (2020), pp. 23-39
"The issue of ‘China colonizing Africa’ received significant attention in both traditional and social media in the periods before, during and after the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2018 meeting. This study traces these discourses on YouTube [...] The study finds that the themes and ... more
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Role of Media in Delivering the SDGs: A Mapping Exercise on Bangladesh

Debapriya Bhattacharya, Towfiqul Islam Khan, Mostafa Amir Sabbih
Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (2020), 37 pp.
"The present paper identifies five key roles of media in contributing to the SDGs delivery. These include: channeling information flow, ensuring proper monitoring and accountability, acting as an enabler of a ‘culture of peace’, upholding marginalised voices and facilitating the localisation of ... more
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Contemporary Women Filmmakers in Myanmar: Reflections on a Visit in February 2019

Valentina Vitali
Bioscope, volume 11, issue 1 (2020), pp. 78-91
"Existing accounts of Myanmar’s film industry available to English speakers are more than twenty years out of date. Opening with a brief overview of cinema in Myanmar since 2000, this article is based on a recent visit to the Myanmar Motion Picture Development Department and the Yangon Film School ... more
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The Causes and Consequences of Plagiarism by Journalists in Central Asia

Bahtiyar Kurambayev
Asian Studies Review, volume 44, issue 4 (2020), pp. 691-708
"Central Asia has been generally omitted from most academic debates, including those on the causes and consequences of widespread plagiarism and copy-and-paste behaviour among journalists. In this article I address this problem by interviewing working journalists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikis ... more
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"They Are Always Watching": Restricting Freedom of Expression Online in Thailand

London: Amnesty International (2020), 26 pp.
"One year into the premiership of Gen Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Thailand’s elected government is showing no signs of loosening its grip on freedom of expression online. Rather than breaking with the established pattern of criminalizing content critical of the authorities, the government is continuing to ... more
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Situating Open Data: Global Trends in Local Contexts

Danny Lämmerhirt, Ana Brandusescu, Natalia Domagala, Patrick Enaholo (eds.)
Cape Town: African Minds (2020), xiii, 243 pp.
"This book provides empirical accounts to understand the situatedness of open data along the following themes: 1) open data practices; 2) the local implementation of global trends; and 3) open data ecosystems. Many chapters in this volume simultaneously address several of these themes. The thematic ... more
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Myanmar Media's Response to COVID-19

Thal Nyein Thu, Jane Madlyn McElhone, Tessa Piper (eds.)
New York: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) (2020), 41 pp.
"In June 2020, MDIF conducted a survey of 36 Myanmar media outlets to gather information about the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses between March and May. They represent a mix of national media, as well as local media from the ethnic states and regions. Their operations are of various sizes: t ... more
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FactShala User Study: Executive Summary. Baseline Status of Internet Users in India

Internews; DataLEADS; fact India Media Literacy Network (2020), 29 pp.
"The study revealed some clear patterns about why people fall for misinformation, regardless of their age, gender or education level. Some of the key trends common across city and village respondents were: 1. Majority of the respondents do not question the source of the information, or assess if the ... more
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Dependence of Editorial Independence, Influence of Economic Factors on News Channels in Pakistan

Ghulam Shabir, Atif Ashraf, Farasat Rasool, Qamar-uddin-Zia Ghaznavi
Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, volume 6, issue 2 (2020), pp. 883-892
"Private news channel in Pakistan get sponsorships and commercials from state as well as from private companies to run their businesses. Selling ads may lead to sell content shaped in favor of the sponsor. This study has analyzed the influence of commercialization on editorial autonomy of broadcast ... more
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Communication, Development and Social Participation in China

Yuezhi Zhao, Jing Wu (eds.)
Javnost: The Public, volume 27, issue 2 (2020), pp. 97-209
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The Evolution of Entertainment in India

Kumud Ghosal, Jeevika Kapadia, Ashwini Sirsikar, Sasha Francis
Ipsos (2020), 11 pp.
"Television was introduced in India in 1959 but for many years it was limited to state-owned broadcaster Doordarshan, which had one channel with twice-weekly, one-hour programs. However, there has been a marked shift in the television entertainment options available in India today, with 48 paid-for ... more
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Media Convergence and the Development Strategies of Radio and Television in China

Peng Duan
Singapore: Springer (2020), viii, 166 pp.
"This book discusses the development strategies of Chinese media convergence in the current, fast-changing communication environment. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical data and based on the author's observations, focus groups, and in-depth analyses of selected Chinese radio and TV networks, ... more
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Reporting in Conflict Zones in Pakistan: Risks and Challenges for Fixers

Kiyya Baloch, Kenneth Andresen
Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 1 (2020), pp. 37-46
"As a backbone of reporting in war and conflicts, fixers offer essential assistance to the foreign correspondent in conflict zones, also in Pakistan. With valuable local knowledge and contacts, fixers can arrange travel to secure entry of foreign correspondents into conflict zones in addition to sec ... more
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Arendt’s Algorithm: AI’s Disenfranchising Effect on Refugees as Examined Through China’s Uighur Population

Gideon Salutin
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"China’s Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP) operates in Xinjiang by collecting Big Data and alerting authorities to those it deems potentially harmful to the CCP regime. It does so through two major devices: the mobile phone, and the camera. These act as tools of disablement constraining ... more
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Global Information Society Watch 2020. Technology, the Environment and a Sustainable World: Responses from the Global South
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Alan Finlay et al.
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2020), 268 pp.
"The world is facing an unprecedented climate and environmental emergency. Scientists have identified human activity as primarily responsible for the climate crisis, which together with rampant environmental pollution, and the unbridled activities of the extractive and agricultural industries, pose ... more